By Nicole Lemire When asked why she likes working with individuals with brain injuries, Nyasia said, "I like helping them to see that they're still the same person that they were before their accident." Nyasia works full-time at BCArc giving direct care to individuals in a home in Westfield. She appl [...]
By Nicole Lemire After a difficult year involving the loss of two individuals who lived in her program, Bryce Remillard says that things are looking up at the BCArc home that she manages in Dalton. Bryce studied adolescent psychology at Liberty University and worked with children with autism for thre [...]
By Nicole Lemire “Art is my therapy, and the BICC is a haven for me.” Frankie is known for his creative spirit and artistic talents, shown in the large mural painted on the back wall of the BICC (pictured left), which he spearheaded. He believes that everyone is an artist in their own way [...]
By Nicole Lemire In 2012, Brian was a student at UMass Amherst studying statistics and computer science, when he slipped on a carboard and fell down a flight of stairs. This accident resulted in a mild-medium traumatic brain injury which primarily affects his memory, something that he finds to be ver [...]
By Nicole Lemire Andrea began attending the BICC a year ago at the encouragement of her mother to make friends and connect with other brain injury survivors. Five years ago, Andrea went to rehab for alcoholism, and was improperly medicated during a detox. This led to an anoxic brain injury, which occ [...]
By Nicole Lemire Eight years ago, Rocio ran into a friend that worked at BCArc, who was out and about with an individual with a disability that she worked with. Rocio had such a good time getting to know him that she decided to apply. Today, she is still happily serving people with disabilities, incl [...]
By Nicole Lemire Lennox’s passion for human rights and advocacy has made them a perfect fit for the Community Advocate position. Previously, Lennox worked as an assistant manager for a day program in New York, but did not feel valued in this position, so they decided to apply to work at BCArc. This [...]
By Nicole Lemire Chance only began working for BCArc in November but can already see a long career in human services ahead of him. This is his first job working with individuals with disabilities, having previously worked in restaurants and as an eye doctor technician. He was inspired to apply at B [...]
By Nicole Lemire As the first full time outreach staff member, Jason Mach is a trailblazer at BCArc. Jason started off working in employment services but began picking up hours doing outreach shifts, and quickly realized that he had a passion for this work and wanted to make it into a career. Jason [...]
Site Manager Alyson with an individual. By Nicole Lemire Hollow Road Site Manager Alyson Kalisz says that the key to running a successful program is putting the individual's needs first and maintaining good communication between staff. Hollow Road was named BCArc’s DDS Program of the Year this summ [...]